Why are they acting like this is new? Both the state and the city have ignored this problem for many years. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-of-rape-kits-wait-to-be-tested/ November 10, 2009, 6:23 PM Thousands of Rape Kits Wait to be Tested KENTUCKY: The Kentucky State Patrol Crime Lab has 368 rape kits waiting to be tested according to the crime lab. It takes the lab 30-120 days to do preliminary testing to see if there is anything to test and then an additional 180 to 270 days for DNA testing